Dec 07 One If By Land, Two If By Tweet Paul Revere may have spread the news differently if were he alive today. Art courtesy the collection of the Paul Revere Memorial Association. John Quincy Adams is reading sermons. George Washington is monitoring intelligence on the war. Paul Revere… Continue reading
Dec 07 Milestones Mark Fight for Same-Sex Marriage on Way to Supreme Court By Katelyn Polantz A gay pride and an American flag hang from a shoulder bag during a demonstration in San Francisco June 13, 2011. On Friday, the Supreme Court announced it will review the constitutionality of both the federal Defense of Marriage Act… Continue reading
Dec 07 This Week on the Hill Photo by Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images. Now that the election is over and the nation's attention has shifted to Congress, the NewsHour is launching a new series "This Week on the Hill" to keep you, loyal reader, up to speed… Continue reading
Dec 07 President Obama, Boehner to Negotiate One-on-One President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner at the White House in November. Photo by Olivier Douliery/Pool via Bloomberg. Table for two, please. President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner have agreed to negotiate one-on-one in an effort… Continue reading
Dec 06 Gwen's Take: What You Didn't Know About Election 2012 I consider myself a voracious consumer of information. This was true during the 2012 presidential campaign, and it remains true today. This week, one month after the end of a close election, we learned that, in Ohio, President Obama beat… Continue reading
Dec 06 Watch Battleground Dispatches: Norfolk Readies for Future Storms, Sea Level Rise Battleground Dispatches: Norfolk Readies for Future Storms, Sea Level Rise… Continue watching
Dec 06 Watch An Argument Against Seeking Fiscal Fix in Cuts to Medicare and Social Security An Argument Against Seeking Fiscal Fix in Cuts to Medicare and Social Security… Continue watching
Dec 06 Watch White House Debt Ceiling Authority Demand Roils Senate Republicans White House, Republicans Focus Budget Debates on Medicare and Social Security… Continue watching
Dec 06 How the 'Fiscal Cliff' Could Impact Health Care By mcarey The impending "fiscal cliff" is a package of automatic spending cuts and tax hikes set to kick in next month unless President Barack Obama and Capitol Hill agree on a way to stop them. Negotiations to avert the cuts are… Continue reading
Dec 06 Obama, Boehner Resume Fiscal Talks With Phone Call President Obama addressed business leaders during a meeting at the headquarters of the Business Roundtable on December 5. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images. With both of their opening bids essentially pronounced dead on arrival, President Obama and House… Continue reading